TOYO Co. Ltd Ordinary Shares (TOYO) : juste valeur

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TOYO Co. makes solar modules and battery energy storage systems, sold largely to utility-scale and commercial developers from its manufacturing base in Southeast Asia. The case rests on profitability that looks unusual for a solar manufacturer: a 28.8% gross margin, a 19.1% operating margin and a 57.5% ROE, alongside 35.0% revenue growth. The growth driver to watch is the storage business, since battery systems carry a different demand profile from panels and could diversify a segment that has historically been cyclical and price-driven. The stock trades at 1.8 times trailing earnings and 1.9 times forward, a multiple that prices in heavy skepticism about earnings durability, the 1.8 times figure sitting far below what the reported margins alone would suggest. That gap between the margins and the multiple is the reason to open the file, though the first question is whether the earnings are backed by cash and whether customer concentration or the group's Japanese and offshore structure explains the discount.